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Lake Barkley Dam Spillway Gate Chain Replacement

Classification Code:

9520 - Structural Shapes, Iron and Steel

NAICS Code:

332312 – Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

Small Business Size Standard – 500 employees

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, INVITATION FOR BID, REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR ACQUISITION PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR ULTIMATELY AWARD A CONTRACT. ANY COST INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE BORNE BY THE INTERESTED PARTY (PROSPECTIVE OFFEROR) AND WILL NOT BE CHARGED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENTS.

PURPOSE:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is conducting this Sources Sought in support of Market Research to notify and seek potential qualified members of industry to gain knowledge of capabilities, interest, and qualification; to include the Small Business Community for completing the work effort relative to the Lake Barkley Dam, Grand Rivers, KY 42045. Responses to this Sources Sought Synopsis will be used by the government in making appropriate acquisition decisions. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the responses to this sources sought.

NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.

SCOPE OF WORK (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

The Corps of Engineers has need of a contract for The Lake Barkley Dam Spillway Gate Chains Replacement consisting of the following:

The contractor will be responsible for the fabrication, assembly, and delivery of new spillway gate lifting chains. The contractor will, at a minimum, fabricate chains for three gates (6 total chain lengths) and no more than chains for six gates (12 total lengths) depending on available funding. Spillway gate chains consist of pins (of varying length), side bars, spacer sleeves, collars, washers, and retainer rings. The total length of one chain is roughly 80 feet. Machining for grease grooves/ports will also be required.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT TO SHOW INTEREST AND INTENT:

Respondents interested in performing the proposed project as a prime contractor should submit a capability statement for consideration that include the following: (In A through I).

A. Offerors' name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

B. Unique Entity I.D. number and CAGE code.

C. Are you a small business under this NAICS code?

D. Business size/classification to include any designations (Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), Women-owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, etc.).

E. Provide the number of days or months it would take to fabricate the new design compared to the existing design, see description below as well as attached drawings.

Existing Design: The replace in kind, or existing design is completely shown in the reference drawing Q9-55/31. Disregard the notes and design elements in red. The material for all components except the washers will be AISI 4140 Alloy Steel with Brinell hardness between 325 and 355. The washers will be CDA 220 Bronze, Half Hard.

New Design: The new design will have modifications only to pins, adding holes for lubrication access. Modifications can be seen in the screen shot of the provided 3D model. The materials will be the same as listed above (AISI 4140 Alloy Steel with Brinell hardness between 325 and 355. The washers will be CDA 220 Bronze, Half Hard.), and not the ones in the drawing.

F. A Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform the specified type of work as described above. This SOC should be a brief description of your company's capabilities. Include a statement detailing any special qualifications and certifications, applicable to the scope of this project, held by your firm and/or in-house personnel. The potential bidders should provide brief references of relevant work they have performed and the magnitude.

G. Indicate whether your company will perform the work directly, or intends to subcontract the work. If subcontracting, identify the percentage of work to be subcontracted.

Identify the percentage of work your firm may be capable of directly performing.

H. Please indicate whether your firm will submit an offer for this project.

I. Any other information that would assist in determining your company's capability in performing the described construction work.

SUBMISSION OF CAPABILITY STATEMENT:

Submit this information to Samantha Bedard, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via email to Samantha.J.Bedard@usace.army.mil. Your response to this Sources Sought notice must be received by 12:00 PM CST on February 23, 2024.

DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL DATA. EMAIL IS THE PREFERREDMETHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS.

As a reminder, this Sources Sought announcement notice should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend in responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available. Any future solicitation package will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website https://sam.gov/. Interested parties are solely responsible for monitoring the FBO website for the release of a solicitation package and/or any updates/amendments. Search Keyword "W912P5" to obtain a complete listing of all Nashville District US Army Corps of Engineers opportunities.

Contracting Office Address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Contracting Division

Nashville Contracting Branch CELRN-CT

110 Ninth Avenue South, Room A680

Nashville, TN 37203-3817

United States

Place of Performance:

Lake Barkley Dam

Grand Rivers, KY 42045

United States

Primary Point of Contact:

Samantha Bedard

Contract Specialist

Samantha.J.Bedard@usace.army.mil

Phone: 615-330-0089

Fax: 615-736-7124

Secondary Point of Contact:

Ray Kendrick

Contracting Officer

Ray.Kendrick@usace.army.mil

Phone: 615-736-7932

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